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Since there are many things that cannot be perceived using sensory organs alone, ''anumana'' or the power to deduce or infer is an important and effective tool that a physician may employ. Charak has enumerated the following factors to be observed by inference:
Since there are many things that cannot be perceived using sensory organs alone, ''anumana'' or the power to deduce or infer is an important and effective tool that a physician may employ. Charak has enumerated the following factors to be observed by inference:
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# ''Agni'' (digestive fire), from the power of digestion
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# ''[[Agni]]'' (digestive fire), from the power of digestion
# ''Bala'' (strength), from capacity for exercise.
# ''Bala'' (strength), from capacity for exercise.
# Condition of senses- from their capacity to perceive the respective objects
# Condition of senses- from their capacity to perceive the respective objects